tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post4503029347689582724..comments2015-03-02T18:24:52.875-05:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Live Bees at Blue Heron and at Jeff'sLinda Tnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-11558550978455814502012-01-17T22:09:23.953-05:002012-01-17T22:09:23.953-05:00Jennifer Berry&#39;s research at UGA shows that po...Jennifer Berry&#39;s research at UGA shows that powdered sugar is much more effective if done in the winter at the beginning of the brood build up - so ideally you follow her schedule: Do powdered sugar dusting on your hive in January, March, May, July, September, November. On the months when you do this, do four dustings, three days apart. This had the highest level of effectiveness. If you start dusting in July it makes the beekeeper feel like he/she is doing something but has very little effect on the varroa mite population.<br /><br />In winter use of the Dustructor allows you to dust the hive without opening the hive, exposing the cluster to the elements.Linda Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-75810334997510440262012-01-17T22:05:50.336-05:002012-01-17T22:05:50.336-05:00What I do for my hives is shake powdered sugar wit...What I do for my hives is shake powdered sugar with a sieve on the top of each super after we take the honey off. Varrora mites are most aggressive in August.Tim Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11490707048068657493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-75115062841934688572012-01-16T13:49:43.869-05:002012-01-16T13:49:43.869-05:00Linda, did you know if you add Thymol crystals to ...Linda, did you know if you add Thymol crystals to sugar syrup it prevents that mould forming. I&#39;m no sure if they&#39;re available in the US but it&#39;s what we do in the uk. There&#39;s a recipe for Thymolated syrup on beekeepingforum.co.uk if you&#39;re interested. All the best, Gerry in ScotlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-87694258048207596202012-01-16T11:35:38.506-05:002012-01-16T11:35:38.506-05:00Because of a comment on an earlier post, Jeff and ...Because of a comment on an earlier post, Jeff and I decided that we might not be puffing enough powdered sugar, so today he puffed until he saw powdered sugar coming out of the hive - about 12 puffs, he said. And it just took a few minutes.Linda Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.com